Fw: Norfolk & Western No. 611 begins trip to Pennsylvania and the Strasburg

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Would the 611 (or other J class locos) have ever operated on the Shenandoah
Valley line in revenue service, and if so, when was the last time, 1959?

J. Kelling

On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 9:10 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

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> More details on the N&W J 611 movement from the Trains Newswire.
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> *From:* Mayover, Edward <fangbus at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, August 19, 2019 2:04:35 PM
> *Subject:* Norfolk & Western No. 611 begins trip to Pennsylvania and the
> Strasburg
>
> Norfolk & Western No. 611 begins trip to Pennsylvania and the Strasburg
> *August 19, 2019*
> *Trains News Wire *
> BUENEA VISTA, Va. — Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 has begun its trek to
> Pennsylvania, but its northbound run through the Shenandoah Valley is going
> less than smooth thanks to a freight train with a dead distributed power
> unit ahead of it.
>
> The locomotive left Roanoke, Va., behind Norfolk Southern C40-9W No. 9214
> as the steam locomotive does not have Positive Train Control or cab
> signals. It is moving via the former N&W Shenandoah Valley line to
> Hagerstown, Md., and eventually Harrisburg, Pa., before moving to the
> Strasburg Rail Road for events in late September and October. In addition
> to its canteen, the consist includes a tool car and two gondolas of coal.
>
> At last report the engine was at Buena Vista, Va., about 60 miles
> northeast of Roanoke, waiting on NS to send power to a freight that was
> stalled ahead of No. 611 to clear up the single-track main line. No. 611 is
> expected to reach Strasburg on Tuesday.
>
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